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Following a career spanning 43 years within the property sector, the last 23 years of which has been with Pennycuick Collins, Richard Moxon will be retiring on 25th February. Richard began his career at James & Lister Lea in 1979 where he assisted with urban and rural estate management then progressed to WS Atkins Property Services in 1993 as Head of Commercial Estate Agency and Marketing. He was quickly promoted to Regional Manager for Estate Management at W S Atkins where he provided a full range of sur

Industry-leading maintenance management software provider Fixflo has announced the appointment of Nigel Glen as its latest Industry Advisor. This appointment follows those of Nygel Scourfield and Kevin Watson. Scourfield is the Chief Executive Officer at My Future Living, a retirement rentals company and Watson is the Operations & Commercial Director at PLATFORM_, a build to rent operator.  Bringing a wealth of experience in the leasehold block management sector, Nigel will work closely with the Fixflo te

On April 2nd, 2022, Jordan Begg and Jason Begley - as representatives of Future Group - successfully completed the Tough Mudder challenge, an incredible event and an incredible achievement! For the past few months, Future Group has worked tirelessly to raise money for Teens Unite Fighting Cancer, a charity that supports young people fighting cancer to live their best life, while others search for a cure. They inspire young people to recognise their potential now and, in the future, and empower them to liv

When did you last check the efficiency of your block lighting? Energy prices are only going one way so it’s crucial to ensure that residents aren’t paying more than they need to for lighting. In a typical residential block, lighting communal areas accounts for more than 70% of electricity usage. With recent hikes in costs – and more to come this spring - residents could be facing eye-watering bills. Even if you are managing a block with low energy LEDs fitted in lobbies and stairwells, you should serio

A dozen exclusive flats in a prestigious conversion of a Victorian tobacco warehouse in London’s docklands are to be looked after by Principle Estate Management. Principle has been asked to manage the residential spaces in the development known as Warehouse K, a Grade II-listed building next to the ExCel Centre, in-between Canary Wharf and London City Airport. Robert Simonds, business development director at Principle, explained the new owners of the property had been introduced to them by French banking

Property management and surveying firm Scanlans has promoted two staff at its Leeds office and made a senior appointment as its expansion continues. Senior property manager Michael Willans has been promoted to associate and Bethan Fletcher has become a property manager. Alex Homer has joined as a senior property manager and will be responsible for managing larger residential block developments in Scanlans’ expanding portfolio across Yorkshire and beyond. Scanlans has gained property management contracts a

Britons are facing a cost-of-living crisis. With the annual rate of inflation running at 6.2 percent, a thirty-year high, nearly eight million adults are estimated to be behind on one or more household bill, with just over six million believed to have gone without energy, water, or electricity since the start of 2022, according to the Money Advice Trust. Consumers are being hit by all angles, with UK households potentially facing the biggest energy bill shock since the 1950s, and shop price inflation acce

Issue 118 of News on the Block has now been published and is available to read online. This issue includes our Unsung Heroes feature in association with Jackson Sims Recruitment. This issue includes some of the following articles:  Cladding concerns ‘raised years before Grenfell fire Without David, ARMA may not have existed at all! Tributes are paid to former ARMA CEO David Hewitt after his death 2020: A Defining Year in Modern History: Are developers now making well-being and health an integral pa

The entry deadine for this years awards has been extended until Friday 13th May 2022.  We are delighted to be welcoming you back for the ERMAs 2022 on 30 June 2022. The Enfranchisement & Right to Manage Awards, which is now in it's 13th year, celebrate excellence in the leasehold enfranchisement and right to manage industry. We have listened to your feedback from 2021 and introduced some new categories for 2022 which you can view here, as well as the all important judging criteria. Entries a

FirstPort, the UK residential property services company, today announces that it is being acquired by Emeria, the European leader in residential real estate services, from the company’s previous majority shareholder, the mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited (“Equistone”). FirstPort will operate as a subsidiary of Emeria, with its existing management team remaining in place and reinvesting in the group. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed and completion of the tr

The ValPal Network has called on agents to have the tools by which to react to and nurture leads outside of traditional office hours, as this is when most valuation requests are made.  The platform, which includes the award-winning instant valuation ValPal tool that successfully generates vendor and landlord leads for agents at all times of the day and night, has found that 07:00-07:59 is consistently the most popular hour for valuation requests – with over 20,000 coming in during this hour in January 202

Proud to say that Jackson Sims has hit a new milestone this week by placing their 600th property professional. The people at Jackson Sims are proving to be market leaders in residential property recruitment having successfully finished recruitment campaigns in build to rent, student accommodation and of course block management. In 2020 Jackson Sims launched a residential site staff contracting business which has only strengthened the brand and now boasts over 150 temporary workers. Please do not hesitate